 Shall finish what his short-lived sire begun : Their vines a shadow to their race shall yield, And the same hand that sow'd shall reap the field. The swain in barren deserts with surprise Sees lilies spring, and sudden verdure rise ; And starts, amidst...  Harrison's British Classicks - Seite 7541786Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1903
...and sudden verdure rise ; And starts, amidst the thirsty wilds to hear New falls of water murm'ring in his ear. On rifted rocks, the dragon's late abodes, The green reed trembles, and the bulrush nods. Waste sandy valleys, once perplexed with thorn, The spiry fir and shapely box adorn :... | |
 | 1904 - 1052 Seiten
...barren deserts with surprise Sees lilies spring, and sudden verdure rise; And starts, amidst the thirsty wilds, to hear New falls of water murmuring in his...dragon's late abodes, The green reed trembles, and the bulrush nods. Waste sandy valleys, once perplexed with thorn, The spiry fir and shapely box adorn :... | |
 | Jeannette Leonard Gilder - 1910 - 330 Seiten
...barren deserts with surprise Sees lilies spring and sudden verdure rise; And starts, amidst the thirsty wilds, to hear New falls of water murmuring in his...dragon's late abodes, The green reed trembles, and the bulrush nods; Waste sandy valleys, once perplex'd with thorn, The spiry fir and shapely box adorn;... | |
 | George Saintsbury - 1908 - 612 Seiten
...barren deserts with surprise Sees lilies spring, and sudden verdure rise ; And starts amidst the thirsty wilds to hear New falls of water murmuring in his ear. On rifted rock, the dragon's late abodes, The green reed trembles, and the bulrush nods. Waste sandy valleys,... | |
 | Grenville Kleiser - 1911 - 458 Seiten
...barren deserts with surprize See lilies spring, and sudden verdure rise; And starts amidst the thrifty wilds to hear New falls of water murmuring in his...dragon's late abodes, The green reed trembles, and the bulrush nods. Waste sandy valleys, once perplexed with thorn, The spiry fir and shapely box adorn!... | |
 | 1915 - 368 Seiten
...and sudden verdure rise; And start, amidst the thirsty wilds, to hear New falls of water murm'ring in his ear. On rifted rocks, the dragon's late abodes, The green reed trembles, and the bulrush nods ; Waste sandy valleys, once perplex'd with thorn, The spiry fir and shapely box adorn... | |
 | Alethea Chaplin - 1920 - 284 Seiten
...their scent and taste, And frequent cups prolong the rich repast." (" The Rape of the Lock ") and : • On rifted rocks, the dragon's late abodes, The green reed trembles, and the bulrush nods." The Authorised Version of the Bible has exercised considerable influence on the English... | |
 | George Carver - 1926 - 504 Seiten
...verdure rise ; And starts, amidst the thirsty wilds to hear New falls of water murmuring in his ear. 70 On rifted rocks, the dragon's late abodes, The green reed trembles, and the bulrush nods. Waste, sandy valleys, once perplex'd with thorn, The spiry fir and shapely box adorn... | |
 | 1848 - 564 Seiten
...deserts, with surprise Sees lilies spring, and sudden verdure rise ; And starts, amidst the thirsty wilds to hear New falls of water murmuring in his ear. On rifted rocks, the dragons' late abodes, The green reed trembles, and the bulrush nods ; Wide sandy valleys, late perplexed... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1963 - 884 Seiten
...Verdure rise; And Starts, amidst the thirsty Wilds, to hear New Falls of Water murm'ring in his Ear : 70 On rifted Rocks, the Dragon's late Abodes, The green Reed trembles, and the Bulrush nods. Waste sandy Vallies, once perplex'd with Thorn, The spiry Firr and shapely Box adorn... | |
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